e·lec·tro·shock

or e·lec·tro·shock therapy (ĭ-lĕk′trō-shŏk′)

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electroshock

(ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌʃɒk)

1. (Medicine) med

a. an electric current passed through part of the body

b. (as modifier): electroshock treatment.

2. (Psychiatry) another name for electroconvulsive therapy

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e•lec′tro•con•vul′sive ther′apy

(ɪˈlɛk troʊ kənˈvʌl sɪv, ɪˌlɛk-)
n.

the application of electric current to the head in order to induce a seizure, used to treat serious mental illnesses. Abbr.: ECT Also called electroshock.

[1945–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

electroshock - the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma

ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy

electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism - the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

shock therapy, shock treatment - treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

Translations

ηλεκτροσόκ

électrochocsismothérapie

e·lec·tro·shock

n. electrochoque producido por una corriente eléctrica.

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